GRANDE-BRETAGNE, MADAGASCAR

Déclaration portant nnodification de l'Article V. du Traité de commerce du 27 juin 1865*); signée à Londres, le 16

février 1883.

Pari. Paptr [3470] 1883.

The Oovemment of Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and the Government of Her Majesty the Qneen of Madagascar, being désirons of making more satisfactory arrangements as to the holding of. land by British subjects in Madagascar, hâve agreed as follows: —

Article V of the Treaty between Qreat Britain and Madagascar of the 27th Jane, 1865, is cancelled, and in lieu thereof the following Article V is substitnted : —

•Art, V, British snbjects shall be permitted, as fully as subjects of Her Majesty the Queen of Madagascar, or as subjects or citizens of the moet fiavoured nation, to rent or lease land, houses, warehouses, and ail other kinds of property within ail parts of the dominions of Her Majesty the Qaeen of Madagascar which are under the control of a Governor duly i^>pointed by the Malagasy authorities. Provided always that ail leases of land held by British subjects shall be registered at the British Consnlaie, and also by a Malagasy officiai appointed for that purpose; but the sud prorision as to registration shall not apply to any lease made before this Article shall come into force , but the registration of snch lease shall be optional. And Her Majesty the Queen of Madagascar fnlly allows her fabjects the right of renting or leasing snch property according to their own pleasnre, and according to the tenus of time and money which may be agreed upon between lessor and lessee. Bat it shall be distinctly anderstood that Malagasy subjects are prohibited by the laws of their country firom the absolnte sale of land to foreigners. British subjects shall be at fiberty to bnild on land rented or leased by them houses of any material thay please; and Her Majesty the Queen of Madagascar engages that British sabjects shall, as far as lies in her power, enjoy within her dominions fall and complète protection and security, for themselves and for any property which they may so acquire in future, or which they may bave acqnired already before the date at which the présent Article shall come into force.